US Navy Flag set for The Everest after July Cup win

US Navy Flag is set to head to Australia to contest The Everest at Randwick on October 13 after winning the Group 1 July Cup (1200m) at Newmarket.

Having been unsuccessful over a mile in the French Guineas, Irish 2000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, the return to sprinting worked the oracle for Aidan O'Brien's son of War Front.

US Navy Flag relished the 1200m trip at Newmarket as he defeated Brando by 1.75 lengths with stablemate Fleet Review a further 0.75 lengths further back in third. David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig's Redkirk Warrior couldn't land a blow as he finished 10th.

Sometimes you have to fall back to go forward! US Navy Flag drops back to sprinting and takes the Darley July Cup pic.twitter.com/WhRWBKrRVC